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Funds SA chief executive to step down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... Townsend will step down as chief executive of Funds SA, capping eight years in the role. Townsend said the decision was not easy and "is very much taken from a personal perspective." She will stay in the role until the board finds a suitable successor ...

From strength to strength: GQG Partners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
... Investment sentiment fell in 2022, bringing active management sharply back into focus. This past decade, it's been relatively easy for fund managers to deliver performance, Abernethy said. "Significant monetary policy has raised the tide; all boats ...

ART launches digital onboarding tool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... has received positive feedback from employers, describing the tool as intuitive to use, with the support material clear and easy to understand. "Over the coming months we expect thousands more employers to use the SFO digital tool. With simplicity a ...

Colonial First State adds 17 new funds to FirstChoice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
... state-of-the-art technology that seamlessly links with the industry's wider ecosystem of apps and services, making it easy to create and launch plug-ins to optimise processes," Quirk said. "Managed account functionality is core to the CFS Edge platform ...

Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... board is also important to ensure diversity of perspectives and skills. "Getting the right mix on the board isn't always as easy as it could be. This I want to make very clear isn't an attack on the equal representation model. We see high performing ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... contrarian because it goes against what others are doing." Yet, he warns that efforts to play one own game are not always easy - especially when Your Future, Your Super provisions stymie investments. "Let's say there is an airport for sale. Normally ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... an interest in their financial future and taking action to boost their superannuation early on in their working life. It's easy to dismiss retirement planning as something to consider after other major life milestones, but the reality is retirement planning ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... state-of-the-art technology that seamlessly links with the industry's wider ecosystem of apps and services, making it easy to create and launch plug-ins to optimise processes," Quirk said. "Managed account functionality is core to the CFS Edge platform ...

YFYS manipulation leaves members worse off: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... measuring what value trustees make for their members above a simply constructed portfolio. This would also measure performance in easy-to-understand dollar values rather than percentage points," ISA said. ISA deputy chief executive Matt Linden commented ...

ANZ to pay $42m in insurance lawsuit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... insurance was optional, and didn't know they would be charged for it. "Taking on the big banks was never going to be easy but we are pleased that we have been able to resolve these group proceedings and that eligible customers will benefit," Slater ...